Aarons 69 Roadrunner Project

[69R/Tcharger]

sweet story man!! Keep taking pics, can't wait to see more progress

 

[Donny]

If I had pics, that story will be better, I will start a thread to not hi-jack Aarons thread.

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

Cool , I can't wait till we hear back from Aaron on the block numbers on this car, I wish him the best of luck on this being and numbers matching car, but it is a GREAT find regardless !

 

[scatpack1969]

very cool, same color as mine

 

[Meep-Meep]

Please, meep meep, no...really I have boogered up TONS of stuff in my years...ask the Colonel at Ft Benning in 1988 about his Mercedes floors; I had NO idea, just went in and attacked, welded in plates, poor guy really was a sap to not stop me, but, I learned as will Aaron! I too look fwd to seeing this project progress over the next several months.

No way!!!! You're the sultan of spot welds!!! Shiek sawzall!! Capt'n chop saw!! Master of the mig!!! :grin:

I know we all have to start somewhere - like a Colonel's car :rolling::rolling: - but looking at your current projects you've come a long way.

 

[Donny]

I know, the poor guy, he was too nice to stop me, but, he had to be an idiot as the Mercedes was a 2 dr Convert. V8, very nice, and Bubba here was welding in some diamond plate for floors! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

I know, the poor guy, he was too nice to stop me, but, he had to be an idiot as the Mercedes was a 2 dr Convert. V8, very nice, and Bubba here was welding in some diamond plate for floors! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

OMG ! ....Diamond Plate for a floor board ! .....In a Mercedes Conv. !......That's Hilarious !.....The Colonel had a 1 of a kind "Custom" Mercedes Conv. with Diamond plate floor boards !.......What were you smoking ?......That's too funny, You made me laugh till I hurt ! :rolling:

 

[old tired rebel]

I know, the poor guy, he was too nice to stop me, but, he had to be an idiot as the Mercedes was a 2 dr Convert. V8, very nice, and Bubba here was welding in some diamond plate for floors! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Everyone needs to know. How did he like them floors? :rolling:

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

Everyone needs to know. How did he like them floors? :rolling:

Cliff , Now you know who you can contact if you want to "Upgrade" the Doba with a "Custom Diamond Plate Floor Board" :rolling: I wonder if he used the chrome diamond plate ? :rolling:

 

[old tired rebel]

Cliff , Now you know who you can contact if you want to "Upgrade" the Doba with a "Custom Diamond Plate Floor Board" :rolling: I wonder if he used the chrome diamond plate ? :rolling:

Dang real chrome???? Blinding to say the least.

 

[Donny]

I know, when I think back, it was like the blind in one eye leading the totally blind! And, the funny part was I was a frigging Private, straight out of Welding school, and he was a Lieutenant Colonel in charge of the Marksmanship unit at Ft. Benning GA.

I can imagine, say in 2002 this Colonel took this car to a restoration shop and they laughed at my 'work'! After all, I laugh at the stuff I uncover in my Media Blasting ventures!

 

[old tired rebel]

I know, when I think back, it was like the blind in one eye leading the totally blind! And, the funny part was I was a frigging Private, straight out of Welding school, and he was a Lieutenant Colonel in charge of the Marksmanship unit at Ft. Benning GA.

I can imagine, say in 2002 this Colonel took this car to a restoration shop and they laughed at my 'work'! After all, I laugh at the stuff I uncover in my Media Blasting ventures!

Have you ever herd from him?

 

[Donny]

Never heard from him, ever.

 

[old tired rebel]

Never heard from him, ever.

Being a Col. he was one step away from a General. Might want to change your name ,address,and social to hide from him.In case he see this thread.:rolling:

 

[69HEMICORONETR/TCONV]

After all, I laugh at the stuff I uncover in my Media Blasting ventures!

I restored a Superbird in the early 90s, I found chicken wire supported by coat hangers covered with window screening over the chicken wire, tied to it with bread ties,.....that was covered up by GOD only knows how much Bondo in one of the quarter panels, ....someone was one Hell of a sculptor, .....I laugh about this now, but I didn't see the Humor when I found it. :rolling:

 

[Donny]

I laugh at the crap I uncover, mainly cuz I won't be the one doing the work!

 

[BROUGHAM]

Sweet!!!

 

[Donny]

I just caught what Old Tired Rebel said, pretty funny...have I 'herd' from him yet!!! :rolling::rolling::rolling::rolling::rolling::rolling:
No, I havn't, nor do I expect to either! Yeah, I admit it...I was a boob then! Sadly, I see others' work, and I am usually silent if the work is done in the bozo school of metalwork, but very critical on my own stuff!!!

 

[Aaron]

I pulled the engine and 4-speed recently finally cleaned off the gunk on the block to find it is a 400? Very strange indeed. There is also no vin stamped on the block? Its just blank there. Would this have been some sort of warranty replacement, or just a swap at one point in its life? Good news on the transmission is it has the vin stamped on it and it matches the other stampings.
Pics:

 

[detmatt1]

Good to see this thread brought back. Engine was replaced at some point after`72, which is when they started producing the 400. How is the rest of the project coming?.